How to Make Transparent Patterned Plywood
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2022
- How to make transparent patterned plywood, a unique version of plywood that is transparent in 2 dimensions.
Patterned plywood is a great material for building projects, bringing standard plywood to life. Transparent patterned plywood goes one step further being able to illuminate the whole project from inside out.
Michael Alm UA-cam channel: / michaelalm
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Question of the Week: Favourite pattern for patterned plywood? Project ideas with transparent patterned plywood?
0.74mm my favourite 😁
They all look good to me. I imagine it's quite time consuming as well as being fiddly?
Is the veneer flexible enough to make into a wavy shape or even arches (circles I would assume would be hard to make small because of the veneer flexibility)?
Mountain tops.
I think they all look great. Would make for cool shaker style door panels on cabinetry.
Already thinking about how to make a pen blank using your method, but on a smaller scale.
I absolutely love this! I would like to see your transparent plywood have glow in the dark pigment in the resin! That would be so beautiful made into a lamp shade or table with lights!
Great idea Amanda! Would love to get a phosphorescent pigment for that. All the best. Ray
Amazing. Creative!
Love it!!!! what a h.. of a job!!!! But the result is wonderful!!!
Can't wait to see this channel going viral. All the cards are there, just keep your signature style and creativity!
Thank so much. Still trying to figure out what it takes to breakthrough. Seeing a number of younger channels hyperaccelerate and cannot figure out why. But I kno it's not always about the numbers.
Really impressive Ray. I would think the pieces would be brilliant made into some form of lamp that involves light shining through. Not expressing myself very well this morning, so I hope you follow!!
Cool idea Brenda! I have a couple of immediate projects from the initial concept, but a lamp would be great. Take care. Ray
Simply amazing, Ray!
Your patience will be heralded as legend for millennia to come!!!
I would LOvE to see you turn this into a bowl or vase of some sort! Perhaps made from the same ply as the alpine looking one.
Although, my favorite was the thinnest veneer, and when you roll the piece while being backlit just creates the most amazing effect!
Well done, my friend!
- Seth
Hey Seth! Thanks so much for the encouragement. I have, what I hope is, a straightforward project to bring out in the next 2-3 weeks based on this work, and then a colossal headache of a project and I have no idea if it will work. I know that will test my patience to the max. All the best. Ray
This is amazing. I'm imagining a wall or a privacy window. The different techniques and materials give it a different degree of privacy with each one. So many opportunities with this! A desk would be gorgeous!
It would be great to expand this Katy! But took so much effort to produce such a little thing... not something to be done by hand perhaps!
I actually just saw this video. I love all 3 patterns! What an incredible idea.
Very cool Ray!
Always something new and exciting coming from you.
Take care,
Gary
Cheers Gary. Now have to try and do something with it! All the best. Ray
I cannot wait to see what kind of masterpieces this project yields. That looks very impressive. Vases, lamps, bowls.
Those would make interesting wall panels with LED lights behind them. Even counter and table tops too.
Snap, I think there are some creative people out there, but it's whether this becomes too much of a hassle. Using existing plywood is much easier, but a lot of work has been done in this area, so hopefully they'll give this type of thing a go! All the best. Ray
Pretty amazing Ray! This new technique and design will open a lot of possibilities. Thanks for sharing 👌
I hope so Jojo! All the best. Ray
This is awesome Ray. I really liked that stacking block effect. That would look awesome if you can make a vase or something with that design.
Thanks Jiggsy. I'm starting the applications small and seeing how easy it is to turn a sheet of the stuff to something 3D. All the best. Ray
Another great video Ray. Looking forward to seeing these in your next project
Thanks so much Greg!
This is brilliant! Thank you for sharing this video
Hey, thanks so much for watching!
You have more knowledge, expertise and patience than I have, Ray. The transition from the 2mm and .74mm at the three minute mark, particularly the latter, every time I watch it I see them in 3D 🌞
Hi Ray! Yes, the 0.74mm was a real pain, but once in the resin, the rest is fairly straightforward unless one needs a hyper accurate pattern! Need to get my thinking cap on and try a few applications. All the best. Ray
great job! Another wonderful video. I'm a fan of the box pattern myself, but they all turned out very nice.
Thanks so much Michael. I do also like the tumbling boxes, but that was a real pain to produce because of the size. Also finding the right application will take time.
Pretty cool. I can see an application for me. Well about half the process will work for a bowl I’m designing.
Thanks Ken. I'll certainly be looking out for it. I've got a couple of ideas but will probably take a long time to get them finished. Hoping that others will go for the worktop or table idea; really want to see what it would look like but haven't got the funds for the amount of resin. Here's hoping for a 1m+ view video... or several. All the best. Ray
Wow looks amazing!! Awesome idea
Thank you Arnaldo! 😊
Way cool
Wowww!!😁😁
Many thanks Gheorghe!
Amazing as always! I like the last one. You are amazing! A lamp or a bowl would be awesome with that last design.
Hi Annette. Thanks so much for your encouragement! I'm going to try a small project that incorporates one of the patterns into a turned lidded box. A lamp would be an excellent idea. I have another big project in mind, so juggling everything and lacking in time (situation normal). All the best. Ray
A lot of work but I think worth the effort. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.
Thanks Glen, you too!
You could take those 3d printed spacers, use some silicone molding stuff, and use that to make the spacers out of resin. That would hide them pretty effectively to get more out of the board.
Of course, that depends on how good the edges come out doing this.
I just now found you, but I'm already a fan of Michael Alm. You are now my hero as I also work in complicated epoxy pours. I'll give you a few hints.
1. It appears that you sealed all of the faces of your wood, so that's key. Wood off-gasses and you'll find a lot of bubbles if you don't. Just be absolutely sure that it's sealed.
2. I don't understand the difference between deep and shallow pour and this is why ... if you apply your epoxy in layers (even during the same pour) then you will get "deep pour". How to mitigate bubbles?
3. Heat it. If you take the resin mix and put it in a Bae Marie at 125 degrees F (about 52 degrees C), the bubbles will all rise and you'll be left with a crystal clear epoxy.
Of course, this will allow it to cure faster as well, but as long as you're pouring one layer after another, in this instance, say, half and half, then the first layer will be clear. It will set a tiny bit, and then you'll pour the second layer that's also clear. Degassing in a Bae Marie should only take about 10-15 minutes at MOST, depending on what resin you're using of course. Any bubbles that might get trapped between the first and second pour will be minimal and likely not seen once it's cut ... as long as you've sealed every square mm of wood that will be exposed to the epoxy.
If you can see a bubble in one cut, then toss it because bubbles will be few and far between. Better to cut and pour extra lengths than to live with those few pieces that will have bubbles.
That having been said, I'm going to try this.
Hi April. Thanks so the detailed consideration. The difficulty is getting the large piece into a heated bath or pressure pot, so would have to work on smaller pieces. In another video (perhaps not this one) I did seal the surface of the wood first and then cast, but for some reasons the release of small gas bubbles simply "stuck" to the surface and wouldn't get to the surface without mechanical intervention. All the best. Ray
Very cool 😎
Thanks Jim!
Love it
Hope you managed to see this applied into an electric guitar top. Thanks so much for all your feedback! All the best. Ray
Beautiful
Thanks so much H.E.!
Sehr interessante Methode - Grüsse aus Germany! 👍
Thank you so much Herr Michael! Appreciate your feedback. All the best. Ray
Amazing work my friend . the amount of patience and Attention to the small details that you put in your project it is mind boggling .take care cheers Ahron .
Thank you so much Ahron ! 😀
Ive watched everyone of your videos and I think this is a great addition.
I would love it if you could make somekind of lava lamp with the plywood.
If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck - then its plywood.
Fantastic, thank you Ray
Thanks so much David. I think your logic is impeccable. Although if there's a better name for it that captures all viewers of UA-cam then I wouldn't say no to that. All the best. Ray
Im so late to this, but this is so cool
Thanks so much Neil! Never late and appreciate the feedback!
Очень good!
Thanks you very much!
Wow! Beautiful. Can't pick a favourite but I will say the hexagons come second, it would do my head in that they don't match in the middle, you did say that so please don't think I'm being rude x
If I'm ever rich enough, I'd like to see them as shutters on a window x
Hi Tina! I certainly don't think honest feedback is rude and I totally agree with you. When I saw the hexagon pattern I was really disappointed and only left it in the video because it was a concept and sometimes it's good to show people that I'm human. As for shutters, that would be incredible. I remember a story of a nano-etched wafer that appeared brighter on the facing side than the reverse that was lit (something to do with surface plasmons) and BMW or Mercedes wanted to buy it for the dashboard to light up when the car started. But the concept was in its infancy and each dashboard made from this material would have cost more than the car itself! So I may have to leave the really big projects to others who are able to fund them! But will try a few smaller applications. All the best. Ray
Hi Ray, Stunning, again! And my oh my, what a lot of hard work you put into it. I admire your relentless effort for making this transparant plywood. The patience you put into it astonish me. The overal result is very impressive, it would be great if some industrial version of this would become available. I do not see myself
doing all that hard work and I do not even own a 3D printer… As always thanks for sharing this project, both the work as well as the coverage. Stay safe, __Frank
Hey Frank! Hope you are well. It is a pain and cannot imagine many people wanting to do large projects based on this method (unelss as you say there's a quicker method). So I'm working on some little projects for now. All the best. Ray
Hi Ray, Another amazing project.
As others have said you have so much patience.
Take care mate.
Cheers, Huw
PS All caught up now.
Thanks Huw 👍 It's on the back of this that I've got a large project in mind. Though these projects are taking me further away from woodturning!
These are gorgeous. Not plywood but gorgeous.
Hi Leonard. Thanks for the feedback. I think we could have a whimsical debate about what qualifies for plywood and having too thick a resin/glue between the plies. But I agree with you, I just needed a hook.
I really don't know what to say Ray except I was so fascinated with every little piece. Gonna make a spiral alyered vase out of them perhaps ? Thanks for sharing. -Mike
Hi Mike. Definitely have to start small, iron out the issues in turning a sheet into a 3d object, then see what happens. First is a segmented feature ring and see if I can get that done correctly. All the best. Ray
@@RayWhitbyCreations Ha, couldn't bait you into the most difficult vase I've ever seen. So OK to a simpler idea to start out with !!
@@mpart_woodlathe-stuff Not yet Mike. I've embarked on a couple of tricky projects and I think the sheer magnitude and complexity has done me in. I'm certainly slowing down on the frequency of producing the videos and the number of migraines has increased! The most difficult vase will have to be patient, or someone will be inspired to do it first...
Über cool. Seems like the derivative options are almost endless. I can see myself making and turning a segment bowl.
Thanks Mike. I hope there are many that try it, but can understand that the process of making it is a bit of a pain. If you do turn something with this kind of approach, please let me know. Would love to see it! All the best. Ray
I think this is brilliant. But... if it were ME, I'd consider myself dying to go for a parallax effect: for instance: say you make some captive sliding doors, in a sideboard, or buffet. For the sake of ease of visualization, let's call them shaker style, with the floating panel made of your Transparent Patterned Plywood ("TPP"), in a bypass configuration with the body of the piece (so their sliding groove draws them along the outside of the piece).
Next inset a couple inch "bar"/"strip"/"inlay" (and having just thought that aloud, the intarsia potential for this stuff is HUGE, though you'd want a Hammond Glider to manage the cutwork) - think a thick "racing stripe" - running the lateral length of the piece parallel to the line of the doors' travel (and situated behind the doors path).
Finally, set some momentary switches in the track, such that the interior of the piece gets illuminated when the doors begin to open. It'd be like looking out a train window at it passes along a covered bridge: the illumination greater than if the window was absent, and flickering and interrupted as the support pillars flashed by.
Anyway, my 2¢. And worth every dollar, no doubt.
Some very intriguing thoughts! Certainly would want some bigger machines to take on larger projects. Doing the electric guitar tops was hard enough by hand! Thanks so much for your feedback. All the best. Ray
a staved lamp would indeed be an interesting piece, with the alpine or dragon scale pattern.. a dragon scale, dragon egg lamp
it would also give the opportunity to close the circle by putting the piece on the lathe
A lamp would certainly be a good application. I'm going to try a simple woodturning with it, to see the effects and probably in the alpine or dragon scale pattern. I have another project idea, not woodturning, and a major risk of time for something I have no clue as to whether it will work. Thanks so much for contributing ideas! Gives me something to think about. All the best. Ray
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Thank you!
Very cool concept. I like the layered look at the end scene, maybe for a table. Have you tried using sheets of plexiglass instead of resin?
Hi. I did use perspex (polyMMA) but it was prone to delamination when handled too much. I costed making a table from one of these patterns but the resin alone would be £500/$700, which is fine if I knew I could sell it. Hoping that someone would give it a go! All the best. Ray
@@RayWhitbyCreations Thanks for letting me know about the delamination issue. I was thinking about trying your example, but thought it would be faster than resin...because I'm lazy. I think people would pay for a $5000+ table that looked that beautiful. But, I left the furniture industry a long time ago so I don't have to deal with clients anymore so I'm not a good judge. :) Anyway, I'm looking forward to your next video!
@@onhandart From what I've seen on YT, there appears to be far more people in the US and Canada willing to pay for something like that than in the UK. I could be wrong of course and maybe it's worth the investment. Will have to see if a few more videos will take off and then can reinvest the ad revenue. As for customers, I know the difficulties, which thankfully have been few. The next video is an application of the transparent patterned plywood for a woodturning. Hopefully it'll all go well next week! Take care. Ray
Hey Ray, how resistant would you say they are (yours and Michael's models?)
Just brilliant.
Ray, can you narrate my business voice-mail?
Thanks so much Ryan. It's a possibility to do narration, but have so many other things on my plate that even this channel is a low priority to everything else I have to get done! All the best. Ray
Fantastic idea.
Thanks for your feedback DwA! All the best. Ray
If you were to use an Accu-Slice to make your own custom plywood of various precise AND thicknesses, you could come up with infinite shapes. John Manura has many you tube videos on his product. Check it out.
Hi Patrick. John has done some incredible work, especially liked the dizzy eggs. He appears to have machines that are well behaved. Mine I have to fight to get a straight cut on a daily basis!
This appeared in my suggested videos and the topic looked interesting so i decided to have a look. First video i've watched of yours and also the last. Your 'about' says a relaxing voiceover. That wasn't relaxing at all. That was annoying. Talk normally and stop trying to sound so dramatic.
If you read many other comments about my voice, yours is in the minority. Appreciate your feedback, but this is my normal voice... after the first 30 seconds. You did make it past 30 seconds?
Your narrator voice is the best and also the part in the beginning was geeky nerdy engineering jokes which many of us like minded enjoy a lot. Many US-based channels use superlatives in everything and everything is always so fun and easy, and also many channels compete in producing the craziest projects like making mosaics out of thousands of crayons, so in that context I liked the humour. Made me think of some retro spaceship tv series intro too.. or Star Wars (...? ...I am not into those).
To the author of this comment I would say stop being so dramatic, this is internet, not a club, so you can just move on to content you like without a public declaration.
I would love to try a fishbone pattern, I think it is more forgiving in terms of alignment. This type of plywood would be great in windows where you want to see through a bit but not fuly, like in a door. You would like to see who's knocking but not them to see inside. Or a toilet window. I think mixed material plywood or something like that would be a good term but in essence plywood refers to multiple thin layers of wood and you have them although there is resin in between. A ply in yarn is a thin strand (first spun) and plying is re-spinning multiple strands to the opposite direction.